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Register now for CMCI 2013: July 14 - 18, 2013!

 2013 brochure

Draft Schedule (Please note: this schedule is still a draft with a gap or two and subject to change. Check frequently for updates)

CMCI is a premium educational opportunity provided by a partnership between the City and Village Clerks, the Town Clerks Association of the State of New York, New York State Association of Clerks of County Legislative Boards and Cornell University's Community and Regional Development Institute.

Planning for the 2013 Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute is already underway.  We will start posting information here in Spring of 2013 as it becomes available. Meanwhile, for those who haven't experienced CMCI, you might want to scroll down to see pictures and links from this past Summer's Institute.

More Changes in 2013:  Last year, we extended a special one-day invitation to elected officials and clerks who wanted see what the Institute was all about.  This year, clerks who are unable to join us for the entire time are invited once again to join us for the one-day experience.  And elected officials are invited to join us for a dynamic two day training institute designed for a broad community development audience, particularly those interested in Agriculture & Food Systems Development, Land Use & Energy, Rural Schools, & Economic Development. For more information, click here.

International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC)

Cornell’s Institute is approved by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC). Founded in 1947, IIMC is the leading professional nonprofit association of Municipal Clerks and officials from cities and towns around the world.

To receive Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) or Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) Designation through Cornell's Municipal Clerks Institute, Clerks must fulfill a two year IIMC membership requirement, fulfill the designation requirements and must sustain membership in order to maintain the designation. Information about applying for IIMC membership and designation requirements can be found at the IIMC Official Site.

Click here for GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING CMC CERTIFICATION.

Description
The Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute is a premium educational opportunity provided by a partnership between the City and Village Clerks and the Town Clerks Associations of the State of New York and Cornell University's Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI). We invite you to participate. You will gain new knowledge, skills, enhance the administration of your office, and contribute to the professionalism of your municipal government.  For a personal account of CMCI, check out this article "Continuing Education – an investment in yourself and in your profession: Clerk speaks out about summer Clerks Institute at Cornell" By Eric S. Denk.

Audience

City, town, and village clerks, deputy clerks, and clerks of county legislative boards, as well as other municipal officials who seek professional development. Those who want to attend in order to gain needed additional credits to maintain their CMC status are welcomed. Certified Municipal Clerks who want to continue working towards the Master Municipal Clerks certification (MMC) are also encouraged to attend. 

Instructors
Cornell University faculty, faculty from other New York universities, as well as professionals within the Cornell community serve the Cornell Muncipal Clerks and Master Clerks Programs.

By attending, you will:

• Improve your professional skills and enhance the service you provide to your local government and community
• Work toward the 120-hour requirement (over a three-year period) of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) to become a Certified Municipal Clerk. 

Teaching Format
Small classroom lectures, hands-on computer labs, group activities, self-evaluations, and informal discussions are all used during these trainings.

2012 CMC Program Graduates

Michelle Finley; Bambi Avery; Marilou Harrington; Jennifer LaMora; Karen Miller Kennerson

Mary Beth Jensen; Carol Chase Paula McCarthy   

2012 Masters Program Graduates

Debra Allen; Charlotte Cowan; Karen DeMay and Leslie Gross

Information from CMCI 2012, July 8 through 12, 2012, ILR Conference Center, Cornell University Campus, Ithaca, New York. 

Welcome to Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute (video)

Presentations

(All instructors have been invited to provide an electronic copy of their presentaiton. They will be added to this list as they are received.)

ABCs of Evaluation, Paula Younger

Assessing Your Technology, Liz Mistretta and Dan Foster

Board Management, Jean McPheeters

Culture and Cultural Competencies, Kirby Edmonds

Education to Workforce Pipelines, Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman and Robin Blakely-Armitage

Emotional Intelligence: Understanding Ourselves and Others, Patricia Wilkins

Engaging Local Officials in Undestanding and Pursuing Regional Economic Development, Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman and Robin Blakely-Armitage

Handling Public Controversies, Poppy McLeod

Information Access, Aliqae Geraci (Preceding is a link to the guide Aliqae used in her presentation.

Interpreting Demographic Change, Robin Blakely-Armitage

Leadership Competencies, Larry Van De Valk

Local Governments' Roles in Economic Development, Jean McPheeters

Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population, Rhoda Meador

Nonprofits and Local Government, David Campbell

Public Relations, Public Issues & Controversial Public Policy, David Kay and Suzanne Motheral

Shared Municipal Services, Mildred Warner and David Kay

Working with the Media, Joe Schwartz

Youth as Assets, Jamila Simon

2012 Instructors and Course Information

Meet your instructors

2012 Schedule (updated July 6, 2012)

2012 Curriculum - Module III (1st, 2nd and 3rd Year Clerks working toward CMC designation)

2012 Curriculum - Masters (Clerks who have successfully completed their CMC designation)

2012 Curriculum - Local Officials (July 11 only)

2012 Curriculum - Clerks (July 11 only)

More Information About CMCI 2012 

What to Expect 2012

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